Toboggan-slide.



PATENTED'MAR. 19, 1907.

0 F. ALLEN. TOBOGGMI'SLIDB. APPLIOATION'FILED JULY 2, 1906.

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TOBOGGAN SLIDE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1906.

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. ATTORNEYS- I Slide, of which the following is a specifica- ORCENITH F.ALLEN,

OF TEMPLE, TEXAS.

TOBOGGAN-SLIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 19, 1907.

Application filed July 2, 1906. Serial No 324.480.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OROENITH F. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Temple, in the county of Bell and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Toboggantion.

This invention relates to pleasure-railways, and more particularly to atoboggan slide or chute especially designed for use in parks, pleasureresorts, and similar places.

The object'of the invention is to provide a toboggan-slide formed in aplurality of sections detachably secured together, whereby the chute orslide may be quickly set up for use and readily knocked down andcompactly assembled for transportation or ship ment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slide including aplurality of inclined ways having antifriction-rollers journaled thereinand provided with parallel guardrails adapted to guide the sled or carin its passage down the chute or slide, and thus prevent accidentaldisplacement of the same.

A further object is to provide a laterallymovable carriage fortransferring the sled or car from one inclined way to another, and,further, to provide means for locking the sled on the carriage duringthe transferring operation.

A further object of the invention is to generally improve this class ofdevices so as to increase their utility, durability, and efliciency, aswell as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toboggan-slide constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thesupporting-platform l and transferring-carriage. Fig. 3 is a side 1elevation, partly in section, of the same. Fig. i is a transversesectional view of one side of the chute or slide. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of a portion of the movable slide-section. Fig. 6 is a topplan view of the same, a por- 1 tion of its side rail being broken awayto show the locking device. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a portion ofone of the sleds or cars.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device consists of a pair of parallel inclined ways orchutes 5 and 6, having their lower ends curved laterally and connectedto form a loop 7, said inclined ways or slides being preferably formedin a plurality of sections detachably secured together, whereby the samemay be quickly set up for use and readily knocked down and compactlyassembled for transportation or shipment. The upper ends of the inclinedways rest on a platform 8 and are held in an inclined plane by aplurality of spaced trestles or timbers 9. The chutes or ways eachconsist of spaced parallel rails 10,- provided with lateral extensionsor tracks 11, the upper ends of which are spaced from the rails 10 toform a longitudinal recess 12.

Mounted for rotation in the recesses 12 are a plurality of spacedantifriction-rollers 13, the stub-shafts 14 of which are journaled insuitable bearings or boxes 15, seated in the walls of the sill andtrack, respectively. The rollers 13-form a continuous track or guide forthe sleds or cars 16, two or more of which are preferably coupledtogether, as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The sleds 16 areprovided with flat runners 17, which bear against the rollers 13 and aredeflected upwardly at their opposite ends, as indicated at 18, so as toclear, the rollers in their passage down the ways. or chutes. Journaledin the side rails 10 are a plurality of spaced rollers 19, which bearagainst the side walls of the sled and serve to reduce the friction whenthe sled is moved laterally between the rails in making its descent.

Arranged above the rollers 19 and secured to the side rails 10 in anysuitable manner, as by bolts or similar fastening devices 20, areoverhanging guard-rails 21, adapted to prevent accidental displacementof the sled or car, thus preventing the latter from jumping the track orchute.

Secured to the platform 8 is a track 22, on which is mounted a wheeledtruck or carriage 23, carrying a.movable track or slide section 24,adapted to register with the inclined ways 5 and 6. The rear end of themovable section 24 is supported in an elevated position by suitablebeams or braces 25, so that when the section registers with T theinclined ways it will form a continuation 1 of the same, and thus permitthe free down ward passage of the sled or car.

As a means for operating the carriage 23 there is provided asprocket-chain 26, one end of which engages a sprocket-wheel 27 on theaxle of the carriage, while the opposite end thereof engages a similarsprocket-wheel 28, ournaled on a stub-shaft 29 in a pair of lsupporting-brackets 30. The stub-shaft 29 is provided withoppositely-disposed oper ating-handles 31, so that by rotating saidhandles the carriage may be moved laterally of the platform, thereby toaline the section 24 with either of the inclined ways or chutes.

As a means for looking the sled or car in position on the section 24while the latter is being shifted laterally there is provided a spring.locking member 32, one end of which is rigidly secured to the adjacentside walls of the section 24, while the opposite end thereof is providedwith a locking-lug 33, having an inclined face 34, whereby when the sledis drawn up the inclined ways 6 the lug 33 will be forced laterally topermit the passage of said sled.

The locking member 32 is seated in a recess 35, formed in one of theside bars of the movable section 24, and is provided with an an inclinedlip or extension 36, which projects laterally beyond the exterior wallsof the movable member 24, as shown.

Pivotally mounted at 37 on the section 24 is an operating-lever 38,which bears against the inclined lip 36 and by means of which thelocking member 32 may be moved laterally to inoperative position,thereby to release the sled and permit the same to travel down theadjacent inclined way 5 to the station or starting-point. As a means fordrawing the sled or sleds up the incline 6 to the movable section 24after each downward passage of the sled there is provided an endlesscable 40, which travels over suitable rollers 4], depending from. theinclined way or slide 6, and. is fastened in any suitable manner to adrum 42, journaled in suitable bearings on the platform 8, as shown, andoperatively connected with a motor, engine, or other suitable source ofpower through the medium of a belt 43.

Secured to the rear sled or car is a clutch member 44, adapted to gripthe cable 40, so that when the motor is operated the cable 40 will drawthe sled or sleds up the incline and deposit the same on the movableslide or chute 247 In operation the passengers enter the sled or car atthe station 39 and are drawn up the inclined slide 6 by means of thecable 40 and thence onto the movable section 24, the lat ter beingpreviously placed in alinement with the section 6, as best shown in Fig.1 of the drawings. As the sled enters the section 6 the forward. end.thereof will engage and depress the locking member, thus permitting thefree passage of the sled, after which the locking member willautomatically return to normal position, and thereby prevent accidentaldisplacement of said sled. The section 24 is then shifted laterally inalinement with the inclined way 5 by rotating the operating-handles 31,the lateral movement of the carriage 8 being limited by engagement withsuitable plates or stops 44, secured in any suitable manner to theplatform 8, as shown. When the section 24 is alined. with the inclinedway 5, the operator moves the lever 38 in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. 5 of the drawings, thereby moving the locking member toinoperative posi tion. and permitting the sled to slide downwardly overthe rollers 13 to the loop 7 and thence partially up the incline 6, theslide after traveling a short distance up the incline 6 returning bygravity to the station 39, as will be readily understood. The movablesection 24 is then shifted laterally in alinement with. the inclined way6 and the clutch 44 moved into engagement with the cable 40, thuselevating the sled on the platform 8, when it may be moved laterally onthe carriage 23 in alinement with the incline way 5 in the manner beforestated.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple, inexpensive, and eflicient device admirably adaptedfor the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed isv 1. Atoboggan-slide including a plurality of stationary inclined waysconnected by an intermediate loop, the side walls of which are extendedlaterally beyond the adjacent lon gitudinal edges of the inclined waysand form a continuation thereof and a niovableinclined way associatedwith the stationary ways and adapted to register with the free ends ofthe latter.

2. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of stationary inclined. waysprovided with antifriction-rollers and connected by an in termediateloop forming a continuation of said ways, and a movable way adapted toregister with the free ends of the inclined ways.

3. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of parallel inclined wayshaving their lower ends connected by.a loop the side walls of which areextended laterally beyond the adjacent longitudinal edges of the waysand form a continuation of said ways, and a movable way associated withthe inclined ways and adapted to alternately register with the free endsof the latter.

4. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of inclined ways having theirlower ends connected by a loop the side walls of which-are ITO extendedlaterally beyond the adjacent lon gitudinal edges of the ways and form acontinuation of said ways, a platform supporting the elevated ends ofthe ways, a carriage mounted for lateral movement on the platform, and amovable inclined way secured to the carriage and adapted to alternatelyregister with the free ends of the inclined ways.

5. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of inclined ways having theirupper edges disposed in the same plane and their lower ends connected bya loop forming a continuation of said ways, a platform for supportingthe elevated ends of the ways, a carriage mounted for lateral movementon the platform, a movable way secured to the platform and adapted toregister with the adjacent ends of the inclined ways, means forpropelling the carriage, and means for limiting the lateral movement ofsaid carriage.

6. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of inclined ways formed insections detachably secured together and having their lower endsconnected by a loop constituting a continuation of said ways, a platformdisposed at the elevated ends of the ways, and a movable way mounted forlateral movement on 1 he platform and adapted to register with theadjacent ends of said ways.

7. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of inclined ways connected bya loop and each consisting of parallel longitudinal bars pro vided withlaterally-extending tracks having recesses formed therein, rollersseated in the recesses and journaled in the tracks, and a plurality ofspaced rollers journaled. in the walls of said bars.

8. A toboggan-slide including an inclined way consisting of parallelside bars provided with laterally-extending tracks, rollers our naled insaid tracks, a plurality of spaced rollers journaled in the adjacentwalls of the side bars, and an overhanging guard-rail secured to thefree ends of the side bars.

9. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of inclined ways adapted toreceive the toboggan and having their lower ends connected by a loopforming a continuation of said ways, a movable way adapted to registerwith the adjacent ends of the inclined way to permit the passage of thetoboggan, and means for locking the toboggan in position on the movableway.

10. A toboggan-slide including a plurality l of inclined ways havingtheir lower ends 0011- nected by a loop forming a continuation of saidways, a platform disposed at the ele vated ends of the ways, a movableinclined 1 way mounted for lateral movement on the platform and adaptedto register with the adjacent ends of the inclined ways to permit thepassage of the toboggan, and an endless belt for drawing the toboggan upone of said inclined ways in engagement with the movable way.

11. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of stationary inclined waysadapted to receive a toboggan and having their lower ends connected by aloop forming a continuation of said ways, a movable way adapted toregister with the adjacent ends of the stationary Ways to permit thepassage of the toboggan, a spring locking member carried by the movableway and adapted to engage the toboggan, and means for releasing thelocking member thereby to permit the passage of said toboggan.

12. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of inclined ways having theirlower ends connected by a loop forming a continuation of said ways, aplatform supporting the elevated ends of the ways, and secured to theplatform, a carriage mounted for lateral movement onthe track, a movableinclined way mounted on the carriage and adapted to register with theadjacent ends of the inclined ways, stops secured to the opposite endsof the platform for limiting the lateral movement of the carriage, andmeans for operating the carriage.

13. A toboggan-slide including a plurality of stationary inclined wayshaving their lower ends connected by a loop forming a continuation ofsaid ways, a platform supporting the elevated end of the ways, acarriage mounted for lateral movement on the platform, an inclined waysecured to the carriage and adapted to register with the adjacent endsof the stationary inclined way and adapted to receive a toboggan, aspring locking member secured to the movable inclined way and having aninclined locking-lug the end of which is extended laterally beyond theside walls of said way to form a lip, and an operatinglever pivotallymounted on said Way and adapted to engage the lip for moving the lockingmember to inoperative position thereby to release the toboggan.

14. A knockdown toboggan-slide including a plurality of stationaryinclined ways formed in sections and detachably secured to ether, and amovable inclined way associ ted therewith and adapted to register withthe stationary ways.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORCENITH F. ALLEN.

WVitnesses:

ERNEST B. SIEDER, FRANK M. HEWRY.

